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Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church

Coordinates: 37°11′39″N 80°50′20″W / 37.19417°N 80.83889°W / 37.19417; -80.83889
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Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church
Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church in October 2013. Contributing church cemetery is located up the road on the left hand side.
Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church is located in Virginia
Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church
Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church
LocationWalker's Creek Valley Rd.; also Walker's Creek Cemetery, Pearisburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°11′39″N 80°50′20″W / 37.19417°N 80.83889°W / 37.19417; -80.83889
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1898, 1911
ArchitectBane, George Lloyd (builder); Walker's Ck. P.C. Ladies Aid Society
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.03001088, 05001622 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR No.035-0420
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 2003, February 1, 2006 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRJune 18, 2003, December 7, 2005[2]

Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located near Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia. The church was built in 1897–1898, and is a one-story, L-shaped, frame building in the Gothic Revival style. It features a metal-sheathed gable roof, painted poplar weatherboard siding, a sandstone foundation, and an entry / bell tower. The adjacent church cemetery was established in 1911.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, with a boundary increase in 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ W. Ernest Miller and J. Daniel Pezzoni (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources., J. Daniel Pezzoni (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo